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Coliseum - Hallway
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Everyone, get on! |
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Jamil! |
| *Zoom!* |
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You shall not escape. |
| *Flutter* |
Coliseum - Purple Stage
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The skies were clear and sunny before, yet now a tempest rages... Truly, it is like a reflection of Vil's own heart. |
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Jamil, we need to evacuate the staff and students, now! ...Wait, why is the whole place suddenly empty? |
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Remind me again—how many years have I been covering for you every time you pull a crazy stunt? Of course I had the place evacuated already. |
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Whaaa?! But how? |
FLASHBACK START
Coliseum - Stands
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Who was the staffer looking for me? |
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Excuse me. You're Neige LeBlanche, yes? |
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Yes, that's me. Can I help you? |
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I am such a huge fan! I can't believe I get to meet you in person. Could I get your autograph? |
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Of course. Where would you like me to sign? |
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If you could look right…here. |
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Ah... |
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You're going to draw a crowd for me. Take this mic. Now go entertain the fans waiting outside the coliseum. Dance! Sing! |
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Very well… |
TV Station Staff A |
WHAT?! Neige is performing for the people in the standby line?! I need all hands on deck, NOW! We can't miss filming a viral opportunity this big! |
TV Station Staff B |
Yes, sir! |
| *Tmp tmp tmp* |
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...That should do it. |
FLASHBACK END
| That's some classic Scarabian forethought! | You got everyone outside with the least possible risk! |
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When I saw the look on Vil's face after Neige's rehearsal, I had a feeling something was brewing. And I also had a feeling SOMEONE would poke the hornets' nest and set off a worst-case scenario. |
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Huh? Why are you making it sound like this is MY fault? I couldn't just ignore it! |
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Whether your intentions were pure or not, the result is the same: the hornets' nest has fallen. Now we have to figure out what to do about it. |
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Aaagh... Well, you still pulled through for us. Thanks, Jamil! |
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Hmph. If you'd stayed out of it, Neige would've been the only casualty. Now look at the mess you've made of things. |
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Merveilleux, Jamil. Your cunning eye doesn't miss the slightest hint of trouble from Kalim. Your bond runs deeper than that of a simple aid. Truly, c'est beau! |
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Please. This is just years of experience for me. And more to the point... If I let this play out, my whole plan to clean up my image will be completely ruined! |
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Jamil! We did as you said and made up whatever excuses we needed to get the rest of the staff and students out of the coliseum. We were checking around for anyone else on our way out… But then this purple mist surrounded the whole coliseum. |
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Just touching it was so painful, it felt like my skin was burning. We couldn't force our way through that. What's going on?! |
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What's all the ruckus? |
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The Roi du Poison has overblotted. |
| What?! |
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We'll explain later. He's coming for us! |
| *Rumble* *CRASH!* |
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| *Flutter* |
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You shall not escape me. No one who sees my ugly visage shall live to tell the tale! AAAH HA HA HA HA! |
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This is a culture fair. Our school is playing host to a whole gathering of powerful mages. There's no way this state of affairs will go completely unnoticed. We'll need to hold out on our own until backup can break through that poison mist. This is going to get rough. |
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Yeah. Plus, if Vil runs out of magic before help arrives, it could be fatal to him. We need to get him back to his senses, and fast! |
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Today... Today, I'm not gonna lose! I can't lose! |
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Vil... I shall free you from your prison of pain. |
Battle!
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| Battle Dialogue | |
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| Battle Start | |
 Rook | Oh, Vil... This act is an offense against beauty. Please, cease this! |
 Epel | Yeah! This ain't like you! |
 Vil | Once everyone is gone... I will be the fairest one of all! |
| After Attacking | |
| Epel | Agh... He's strong! How's he so powerful?! |
| Rook | Do not give up, Epel. We must win back the fair Roi du Poison! |
| Vil | Silence! I'll grind you all into dust! |
| Battle End | |
| Vil | The fairest... one of all is... |
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